A collaborative interview series by Tech Workers Coalition and Data & Society — In this blog post, Data & Society Digital Content Associate Natalie Kerby and Tech Workers Coalition Volunteer Danny Spitzberg speak with materials engineer Isabella R., a Midwesterner who currently lives in the Seattle area. She works in engineering research and development, and plans to attend graduate school this fall at…

Una serie colaborativa de entrevistas por Tech Workers Coalition y Data & Society — En este artículo, Ana Ulin de Tech Workers Coalition entrevista a Marve Romero. Marve es una mujer Latina que disfruta del trabajo en comunidad. Es miembra de la Cooperativa East Harlem Cleaning, la cual pertenece a la membresía de Up & Go, que es también una cooperativa. Durante Covid, participa…

A collaborative interview series by Tech Workers Coalition and Data & Society — In this blog post, Tech Workers Coalition Ana Ulin interviews Marve Romero. Marve is a Latina that enjoys working in community. She is a member of the East Harlem Cleaning Cooperative, which belongs to the larger cooperative Up & Go. During the pandemic, Marve participates in workshops, meetings, and training…

A collaborative interview series by Tech Workers Coalition and Data & Society — In this blog post, Data & Society Digital Content Associate Natalie Kerby and Tech Workers Coalition volunteer Danny Spitzberg talk with Zuyi Chen, a Chinese-Canadian software engineer who works in the Chicago area. He recently switched jobs from a full stack software engineer at Relativity to a full-time devOps engineer…

A collaborative interview series by Data & Society and Tech Workers Coalition — In this blog post, Data & Society Labor Futures Program Director Aiha Nguyen speaks with R. Leonard, a Hatian-American network engineer who, as a part of his contracted work, has spent time in hospitals before and during the pandemic to configure their Wi-Fi networks. …

A collaborative interview series by Data & Society and Tech Workers Coalition — By Natalie Kerby, Data & Society and Danny Spitzberg and Kaylen Sanders, Tech Workers Coalition “We need people to listen to us.” From December 2020 through February 2021, we heard this over and over. Tech Workers Coalition and Data & Society partnered to interview tech workers about how their work might have changed as a result of…

The vision for our 2021–2022 Fellows call — Data & Society has two fellowship calls open: one for a Public Fellow (deadline: December 7), who will be embedded within our AI on the Ground initiative, and the other for our Faculty Fellows (deadline: December 16). …

Jill Lepore and danah boyd discuss how tech can’t fix democracy — In this conversation, presented by Data & Society and Brooklyn Public Library, historian Jill Lepore discusses her latest book, “If Then,” with danah boyd. This interview was originally published at Public Books. The interview you are about to read took place on September 17, 2020, inside the hallowed walls of…

A Critical Orientation — By Data & Society Researcher Robyn Caplan, Faculty Fellow Meredith Clark, and Research Analyst William Partin On January 14, 2021, Data & Society will host a workshop titled “Against Platform Determinism.” This blog is intended as a further provocation for this call. The deadline to apply as a participant or…